Psychological and social-structural influences on commitment to volunteering

nfs — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 15:16:43 +0000

Published Date:

Sun, 2007-01-14 (All day)

A model is described in which commitment to volunteering is hypothesized to be the result of demographic qualities, personality, identity, values, and social relationships. The model is tested and cross-validated using data from a nationally representative sample of American adults. The results from structural equation modeling analyses suggest that the hypothetical model provides a good fit to the data. Moreover, the findings suggest that the relations of personality and demographic characteristics to hours devoted to volunteering are largely mediated by latent constructs capturing helping identity and community participation. The implications of the model and the findings for our understanding of volunteering are discussed.

High School Community Service as a Predictor of Adult Voting and Volunteering

nfs — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 15:13:36 +0000

Published Date:

Thu, 2007-11-29 (All day)

The influences of high school community service participation, extracurricular involvement, and civic knowledge on voting and volunteering in early adulthood were examined using the National Educational Longitudinal Study. The major finding in this study is that both voluntary and school-required community service in high school were strong predictors of adult voting and volunteering. In addition, involvement in high school extracurricular activities was predictive of voting and volunteering. Civic knowledge was related only to voting. The authors consider the findings for their policy relevance and their contributions to theoretical debates.

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Psychological and social-structural influences on commitment to volunteering

High School Community Service as a Predictor of Adult Voting and Volunteering